Filling euro hinge hole, Ideas?

[Craig D Peltier]

Hi, I made a dumb move but not expensive.
Cheap ply but primed an edge banded, drilled euro hinge holes on the wrong side (not the other side) should of been on top or bottom.
Is there any filler out there that can fill these holes and dry well an stick to wood well?
There the 35mm holes that are .5 deep.
If not I will be making more. I think I can save 4 out of 8 due to making them smaller for the smaller doors.

Thanks

[Gary Keedwell]

Not sure I'm following you, but couldn't you just edge band the other side?If you have a lathe, you can turn your own dowels and glue them in?
Gary K.

[Rafael Carias]

Rockler stocks euro hing hole plugs. that otta solve you dilemma, i hope.

[David DeCristoforo]

There's these:

http://www.screwmaster.co.uk/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=26

and these:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10776&filter=plugs

For painted doors, Bondo (or that Minwax "wood colored" stuff which is basically the same as Bondo only a different color) works great. You can also make plugs simply by cutting some disks out of "matching" wood. It's not too difficult if you have a bandsaw, jigsaw, edge sander or a coping saw and some sandpaper. Don't think you are the first one to make such a mistake!

[Gary Keedwell]

Rockler stocks euro hing hole plugs. that otta solve you dilemma, i hope.

That's what I like about this forum. I didn't know they sold plugs for euro hole mistakes:eek: :)

Gary K.

[Craig D Peltier]

There's these:

http://www.screwmaster.co.uk/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=26

and these:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10776&filter=plugs

For painted doors, Bondo (or that Minwax "wood colored" stuff which is basically the same as Bondo only a different color) works great. You can also make plugs simply by cutting some disks out of "matching" wood. It's not too difficult if you have a bandsaw, jigsaw, edge sander or a coping saw and some sandpaper. Don't think you are the first one to make such a mistake!

Thanks, good answers. I like the bondo idea too. It will cost me 32 plus tax an ship for the plugs and time. Bondo is alot cheaper im sure.

[frank shic]

hey davod, they should rename those british 35mm wood plugs the screwUPmaster, don't you think? actually, maybe i should reserve that title for myself!

[Jim McCarty]

I've used a 1 1/2" hole saw without the pilot bit in my drill press. It's easy to match a plug for paint grade doors, stain grade takes a little more work to find wood and grain that match. If you're paitient, it can be almost undetectable. Good luck.

[Steve Clardy]

Well I've done that booboo :o with five piece hardwood doors before.

I just stand the door on edge on the table saw and rip the stile down the the bottom of the hinge hole, lay it down and finish ripping that piece off.
Kind of a wide looking rabbit cut.
Then pull some like wood stock and size it to fit the cut out holes.
Glue, clamp, and redrill the holes on the correct side.

I don't see why the same thing can't be done with ply doors.

[Craig D Peltier]

Well I've done that booboo :o with five piece hardwood doors before.

I just stand the door on edge on the table saw and rip the stile down the the bottom of the hinge hole, lay it down and finish ripping that piece off.
Kind of a wide looking rabbit cut.
Then pull some like wood stock and size it to fit the cut out holes.
Glue, clamp, and redrill the holes on the correct side.

I don't see why the same thing can't be done with ply doors.


Cool and I can say I did that to resist warping!:D

[glenn bradley]

Rafael's got it. Rockler makes something just for these occasions:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10776&filter=repair

[Gary Keedwell]

Rafael's got it. Rockler makes something just for these occasions:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10776&filter=repair
No kidding...where you been?:confused: :eek: :D :D

Gary K :>)

[Steve Clardy]

Cool and I can say I did that to resist warping!:D

Good idea. Gotta cover your booboo's ;) :D :D :D

[Craig D Peltier]

I filled 4 holes out of 16 with bondo so far an sanded them down.One thing nice about bondo is it drys real quick all the way through an sands easily.
They look smooth once again.

Thanks

[Al Willits]

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That's what I like about this forum. I didn't know they sold plugs for euro hole mistakes:eek: :)
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Me neither, wish I'd known about 8 holes ago..:)

Al

[glenn bradley]

No kidding...where you been?:confused: :eek: :D :D

Gary K :>)

HA! Time warp. :D I love it that I provide myself with limitless ways to humble myself. . . can't type . . . still laughing at myself. . . doh!

[Steve Roxberg]

That's what I like about this forum. I didn't know they sold plugs for euro hole mistakes:eek: :)

Gary K.

If they make the patch, you must not be the first one to make this mistake, nor the last.

[Rafael Carias]

That's what I like about this forum. I didn't know they sold plugs for euro hole mistakes:eek: :)

Gary K.


Yeah, i had to use those once. I was scheduled to do a cabinet door swap for a client's kitchen but my boss didn't mention to me that not all the doors would not be swinging doors but instead four out of the lot would be false doors for spice rack pullouts therefore all the door got to the job site with the holes. by luck the job was located near a Rockler. the doors got fixed and the client was happy.

[Gary Keedwell]

HA! Time warp. :D I love it that I provide myself with limitless ways to humble myself. . . can't type . . . still laughing at myself. . . doh!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/evsac/Video/Laughdog.gif Glenn...You crack me up:p :rolleyes: :D